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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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